Watch: Greta Gerwig talks Frances Ha

Bazaar speaks to Greta Gerwig

Greta Gerwig talks to Bazaar about getting into character, working with boyfriend Noah Baumbach and fashion for new film Frances Ha

In Greta Gerwigs latest film, Frances Ha, its easy to think shes playing herself, but that would be a mistake.

I certainly used parts of my life when writing that character but a lot of its invented, its a fictional character, explains Gerwig. Its part of me, but its not me, if that makes sense.

Frances Ha focuses on the most modern of conundrums  the quarter life crisis  as 28-year-old dancer Frances finds herself without a job, an apartment and a best friend in one foul swoop. As one character puts it, you look a lot older, but you seem far less mature.

Shot in black and white, the film has a new wave feel to it. Comparisons to Woody Allen are unavoidable, but not unwelcome, considering both Gerwig and her co-writer (and partner in real life) Noah Baumbach have cited him as an inspiration.

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